The Myth of the Freeloading User Jun 2, 2009, 12 :03 UTC (10 Talkback[s]) (3833 reads) (Other stories by Brian Proffitt)
"Since then, I have learned that, indeed, leeches are often used in medical techniques, particularly where surgeons and physicians need a patent's blood to not clot. They provide a natural, low-impact method to prevent coalguation... so even if the "ick" factor is really high, leeches still have a valued use in today's medicine.
"It's with this bit of knowledge that I approach the whole "leeches" in open source meme that's been floating around of late.
"Michael Scharf of the Eclipse Project got things going last month in a blog entry that railed against "freeloaders": those users who use Eclipse (because its free) and don't contribute back (because--according to Scharf--they're parasites)."
